NovelEnglishChapter 608 "Hold the door!" a voice called out from outside the elevator.
If it had been anyone else, Noelle would have pressed the button to keep the doors open. But this time, she lowered her gaze and began frantically pressing the close button instead.
Alas, she was still too slow. Just as the doors were about to shut, a hand shot out and blocked them, causing them to slide open again.
Noelle pressed her lips into a tight line.
Despite being the one who forced the doors open, Hendrix still thanked her as he stepped inside.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNoelle didn't respond. Instead, she silently pulled Rosie to the side, as if trying to put as much distance between them and him as possible.
Hendrix noticed but said nothing, simply staring at the changing numbers on the elevator panel. Soon, they reached their floor, and Noelle stepped out with Rosie first.
Noelle then reached for her keys to unlock the door, but she quickly realized her keys were missing.
"Mommy, I need to go potty," Rosie said.
"Okay, sweetheart," Noelle replied, then began rummaging through her bag more urgently. But no matter how much she searched, the keys were still nowhere to be found.
"Mommy, I really need to go!" Rosie's voice grew more desperate, as if she were on the verge of tears.
Noelle was about to respond when a voice cfrom behind, "She can use the bathroom in my place." Hearing this, Noelle froze, while Rosie began stomping her feet in urgency.
Without giving them tto think, Hendrix scooped Rosie up and headed toward his apartment.
Noelle hurried after him. "What are you doing? Put her down!" Hendrix shot her a glance and asked, "Do you want her to pee herself?" Noelle went completely silent.
Once inside his apartment, she took Rosie from him and carried her into the bathroom. She then turned to Hendrix. "Get out." Hendrix didn't protest. He simply closed the bathroom door behind them.
Noelle had expected to have to hold Rosie up to use the toilet, as the adult-size seat was too high for her But when she looked down, she was surprised to see that Hendrix had actually installed a child-sized toilet.
For a moment, she couldn't help but be stunned. However, Rosie was on the verge of tears, so Noelle didn't dwell on it. She quickly crouched down and helped Rosie adjust her dress. "Okay. Go ahead." Rosie was still curious about everything here, but she didn't look around for long. After a quick glance, she withdrew her gaze and asked Noelle, "Mommy, does this mean we can't go htoday?" Her question reminded Noelle of the missing keys, She rummaged through her bag, turning it inside out, but no matter how hard she searched, she couldn't find them. In the end, she had no choice but to give up.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNoelle called a locksmith, and just as she finished, Rosie was done in the bathroom as well. But the little girl didn' seem too keen on going out. She hid behind Noelle, her posture hovering somewhere between resistance and shyness.
Hendrix, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened. He poured a glass of juice and offered it to Rosie. "Want sjuice?"
Rosie turned her head away without answering. The contentis бы om novelenglish.net! Hendrix then looked at Noelle.
"No, it's fine. We're leaving now." "I thought you lost your keys?"
"Yeah, but I've already called a m locksmith over." The content is on novelenglish.net! "Is he here yet?" "He'll be here soon." "Why go through all that trouble?"
Hendrix's question made Noelle pause. When she him, she saw be the tuned to look a set of keys resting in his palm-her keys.
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